CVE-2008-2941 — Improper Input Validation in Hplip

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation8 documents7 sources
Severity
4.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 89.48%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Debian HplipHP Linux Imaging AND Printing Project
Timeline
PublishedAug 14
Latest updateMay 1

Description

The hpssd message parser in hpssd.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (process stop) via a crafted packet, as demonstrated by sending "msg=0" to TCP port 2207.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:CExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 6.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶debiandebian/hplip< hplip 2.8.6-1 (bookworm)

Patches

Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-w7c5-5hpg-529h: The hpssd message parser in hpssd↗2022-05-01
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OSV
CVE-2008-2941: The hpssd message parser in hpssd↗2008-08-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
HPLIP vulnerabilities↗2008-11-24
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Ubuntu
HPLIP vulnerabilities↗2008-11-19
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Red Hat
hplip hpssd.py Denial-Of-Service parsing vulnerability↗2008-08-12
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Debian
CVE-2008-2941: hplip - The hpssd message parser in hpssd.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1....↗2008
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2008-2941 hplip hpssd.py Denial-Of-Service parsing vulnerability↗2008-07-29
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